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, 1887-06-11

The emperor of Russia is a first class
eornet player. He once accompanied
Nilsson in n of her songs, and not long
ago, when singing before him, she sang
the same air, much to the qualification of
the emperor. The queen of Belgium is a
devoted musician.
The empeio or of Brazil maintains an
Italian opera out of his own purse, and
he has one of the most complete operate
companies in the world.
The emperor of Austria also spends over
1000, 900 francs a year OIL the Vienna
opera house. Rossini used once to COM
pose a triiing melody every year for the
Ring of Portugal. Everybody knows
what u passion the late king Louis of
Bavaria had for music.
King Oscar of Sweden has a magnif-
cent basso voice, and sings like an artist.
Here are one or two interesting facts le-
speeding h taste for music in the present
sovereigns of Europe.
The emperor of Germany, for instance,
adores music, and never misses an oppor-
tunity to hear Patti or any other celeb
rity. He always goes behind the scenes
after the performance to thank the
artistic.
Her majesty is also a great amateur Of
music, and sings very beautifully. She
was a pupil of Lablache, and he used to
say that if she vas not queen Of Great
Britain she might be a queen of song.
The late prince consort's passion for
music is well known. He made Men
delssohn known in England and protected
him.
The Prince of Wales is also a good
musician and the Princess of Wales is one
of Halle's best pupils. The duke of Edin-
burgh, as we all know, could earn his
living with the violin if necessary.-Lon-
don Court Journal.
, 1887-06-11
Stick to- One Style.

Everybody, l suppose, has certain ac-
Quaintances who make a practice of wear
ing a full beard as a sort of comforter or
scarf in winter, end confine themselves
to a mustache in the warmer months. l
have always dislikcd the custom. Every
man ought, l think, to settle in his w
mind, or allow his wife, if he has one. to
settle for him, the style of beard or no
beard which is best calculated to give
him a good appearance, and stick to that.
1 am not of those who believe that beauty
should be sacrificed to comfort or con-
venience.-Boston Post.
, 1887-06-11

Breeding n desirable class of horses is a
profitable branch of farm industry. Good
draft horses are being bred In largo num-
bcrs to meet the demand for heavy horses,
for draft purposes, in the cities.
In the draft horses there are the Clydes-
dales, French draft and English shire,
and they are widely distributed over the
western country The French draft or
Percherons are probably the most numer-
Gus, the Clydesdales next, the English
draft the least numerous Of all. These
last, says Michigan Farmer, are, how
ever, finding favor to cross on farm mares,
and producing a horse admirably adapted
to ordinary farm work The Clydes and
French draft make an excellent cross on
large mares. Superior buggy horses find
a ready sale at good prices. Good blood,
giving speed and style, Is the dssidsratum
hsrp.
, 1887-06-11
The GOTHAM BOYS PLEASURES.
1h. Most Active Agent of Destruction
Known to Modern Times

1h. Most Active Agent of Destruction
Known to Modern Times
The New York boys pleasures are
mainly of a destructive and invariably of
an annoying character. In the early
spring he begins his annual campaign
with a Skinny stick and a paving stone.
A ball would be better than a stone, but
1t would not smash so many windows,
nor would it damage old gentlemen's
shins; so the boy prefers a stone.
Skinny is merely polo without the
horses. The New York boy willingly
gives up the excitement of horseback
riding for the pleasure of making the
police miserable, driving the neighbors
crazy and b~ankrupting house owners by
breaking area windows.
The Skinny season is succeeded by the
putty blower season. The boy used to be
satisfied with a passably innocent tin tube
a foot long. The modern putty blower
has kept pace with the times, and is at
least two feet long. A ball of putty
started through the tube by the full
power of a New York boys lungs is war
ranted to strike a man a block distant
with force enough to put him in a vio-
lent fit OF rage. If the victim becomes
fluently profane h boy is passably Wei
pleased, but if the victim is sufficiently
enraSed to start after his tormentor the
boy fees in an ecstasy of delight and an
other boy puts in a few telling shots,
sure to convince the man that boys, like
hornets, are hard to fight.
A bean snapper is another instrument
dear to the youth of the metropolis. Its
component parts are a forked stick, two
lengths of rubber and a piece of leather.
The leather will hold a good sized pebble
or shot, and the rubber will throw the
missile with the accuracy and force of "a
parlor rifle. Glaciers owe the boys a
liberal percentage of their income, for
the urchins spend the greater part of the
bean snapper season in discovering how
many window and iamppost glasses they
can perforate. In the few short weeks
of the bean snapper season few of the
elevated railroad cars escape without
holes in one or more windows.
The kite is another source of pleasure
to the boy, but the New York boy has in
vented a process of kite flying which is
an endless source of comfort to him be-
cause Of its nnoyanc and expense to
others. One would suppose the boy
would find his chief pleasure in flying
his kites, but he does not. He finds it in
hanging his kites on the telegraph wires
until messages are interrupted and gangs
of men, armed with poles, are kept busy
stripping h wires of their aerial wrecks.
1t costs he telegraph companies hun
dreds of dollars Zach year to counterfeit
the energy of the small boy.-New York
Sun.
, 1887-06-11
Laramie repitent,ary. wyoming.

Plans and specifications for building an
addition to the United States penitentiary
at Laramie City, Wyo., will be received
at the office OF the governor, in Cheyenne.
and opened at noon, June 9. 1887, by the
board, consisting of the governor, the Sec
rotary and the United States marshal of
the territory.
The plans and specifications will con-
form as nearly as possible to the outward
appearance OF the present building. which
Is 4Ux10 feet, outside measurement; walls
of hard sand store, twenty four inches
thick and twenty four feet high above the
grade; mansard roof with dormer win
dows.
The plans and specifications must in
clude the cells and all the interior work
complete and ready for %cupauoy The
secretary of the interior will allow a rea-
sonable compensation for the plans and
specifications adopted. but for none other.
The amount Of money to be expended is
about twenty one thousand dollars, and no
plans and specifications will be considered
which contemplate a larger expenditure.
Provision will be made for five women
prisoners and three sleeping rooms for
guards.
Plans and specifications will also in
elude an additional expenditure OF one
thousand dollars for kitchen and diniug-
room for one hundred prisoners, which
may be an attached building of stone. or
embraced in the main building.
On the acceptance of the plans and
specifications, and the advertisement TOR
bids, there will be at the same time an
advertisement for repairs to the present
building, costing poss bly, three thousand
dollars or more. the same being largely
regulated by the plans, position and ar
judgements OF the new bui ding.
All plans, specifications, contracts, ETC.,
TO be approved by the secretary of the in
terror, upon the recommendation of the
board.
All payments in cash.
THOMAS MOONLIGHT,
Governor and Chairman of the Board.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May l9, 1887.
, 1887-06-11

H-. BE-. + ".,, clllci i the
. ..a- uf "a ~E-yiTLI iAr the insane -
6 "D old physician, 70 treat several
!. ..."tY who had beun injured or pros
t..t'I by the fire. While applying re-
stnrutiyes one woman sprang from the cot
on which she had been lying and darted
back into. the long, low basement hall in
the burning building. This was filled
with smoke, II | knew she would soon
drop helpless to the floor and probably
perish, because where was the man who
would risk his own life to save the life of
a ~lunntici
While this question was in my mind
and before | had fully recovered from the
shock of the woman's act, a banker stand
ing near me, who had no interest in the
institution and no interest in any of the
patients, dipped his handkerchief in n
bucket Of water standing near, tied it
over his face with a quiet, quick move
ment, and, running to the entrance of the
hall, dropped fiat on the floor and crept
rapidly into the volume of smoke. 1t
seemed a foolhardy act at the time, but
several of the bystauders moved to the
entrance of the hall, and dropped on their
hands and knees awaiting developments.
In a few minutes they discovered the fig
ure of the banker coming slowly toward
tne entrance, ana pushing their way IN
they drew him and his burden out.
II knew that the man who had himself
so well in hand in the terrific confusion
incident to n great calamity as to remem-
Der the rule for going through a room
filed with smoke, and who was courage.
u enough to attempt the rescue OF an
unfortunate woman under such circum-
stances, would be invaluable in a case
where even a DOCTORS mel YES needed brac-
ing up. There were times when wanted
this man present, and his mere presence
always helped me. Chicago Inter Ocean
"Curbstone Crayons."
, 1887-06-11
DON'T Set Caught

This spring with your blood full of impur-
tiles. your digestion impaired, your appe-
tite poor. kidneys and liver torpid, and
whole system liable to he FRUSTRATED by
disease-but get yourself into good condi-
ton and ready for the changing and
warmer weather by taking Hoods S,rsap-
arilla. 1t stands unequalled for purifying
the blood, giving an appetite and for q
general spring medicine.
, 1887-06-11

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, | feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know it. Have
had a running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me l would have
to have the bone scraped or leg amputa-
ted. | used, instead, three bottles Of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and nay leg is now
sound and we'll"
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at
twenty-five cents per box by w. n. Hunt.
, 1887-06-11
Notica for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT rHEYENNE,

LAND OFFINF AT
Wyo., uIe o 1897.
Notice 4 -he-eby given thai the following
named settler has nled no'ice Of his intention
to make nnal proofi In support Of his claim. and
that said proof Twill be made before the register
and receiver at Cheyenne. Wye, OF July Is.
1887, viz: Henry =. boI~om, No 4. n3. I T
the W y Of sw y sec IL and W y of NV u sec Ii,
tip % n, rtlw.
He nan'sthe following witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence uCon. and cultivation nj
said land. viz Caleb VI. Laarang. =, ThomssM.
Herrick. . dwsId Q. Gunner. JON Hufsh, OF
Goshen, Wye.
RDaAR , wILsos, Register
, 1887-06-11
t H | N G
FOR

Each year our mail order trade in
ereases. The people of the West are
finding they can save money by trading
with us, besides getting stylish and well
made goods.
We keep everything worn by man or
boy, and our goods are made up with
special care. We carry many garments
not to be found elsewhere in Colorado.
Garments for miners, cattlemen and
ranchmen specially adapted to their re-
spective vacations.
We cheerfully send our Fashion Gaia
logue and Price List to any address; also
send samples and prices on application.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money re.
funded.
, 1887-06-11
THE LITTLE LOST A

Ny hand in hand companion,
That the years will never restore,
The little lost hand meath the mossea
VIII lock in my fingers no morei
AS the moonlight all white Is the pillow
Where rested a curl circled head;
And the April winds sigh through the willow
That waves DER the little ones bed.
, 1887-06-11

Mr.. Edison has little hope of any good
telephoning by sea. 1t would be one
million times as difficult, he say to talk
from America to Europe as from New
York to Coney Island.
, 1887-06-11

1t is said that a shop on any of the
main thorouGhfares of London can afford
to cheat every customer, because the
crowd of strangers passing the door will
continue to furnish new victims year
after year.
, 1887-06-11

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is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price. IS cents per
box. For sale by W. N. Hunt.
, 1887-06-11
Oh. NORRIS, sPECIFIv sALyE.

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lula, pail evil, scratches; the oply cure to
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lar by mail. DR.. E. w. NORRIS,
Hunters Hot Springs, Mont.
, 1887-06-11
Prices TO Suu times. Cloth
ing and all KINDS of mems
lCe0r' cheaper than eUer at
~. Marks, Eddy street.

AcNoN,s Blood Elixir is the only
iced. 1t is a positive cure for Ulcers, Erup.
lions or SyphiIitic Poisoning. 1t purifes the
whole system. and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee 1t.
DIR. w. N. Hunt.
, 1887-06-11

The largest stock OF hne brandies, old
WHISTLES, choice Hgueurs and superfne
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
Itrpars
, 1887-06-11
SKINNER BROS. &
WRIGHT,
Denver, Colo.

M ONN OF the good things of this
Mss) life are s~orrowfully let
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Constipation, sold ON a
positive guarantee 1t 25 and 90 cents. by
DR.. W. N. Hunt.
, 1887-06-11

Wouldst know how much of an author
thou art, dear friend? Inquire at a book
stall how o thy works come in-"sec-
ond hand"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
Texas Wheat.

Fort WORTH, December 19.-Re-
ports were received here to day from
thirty-four counties, comprising the
winter wheat district of north and
western Texas. Eighteen counties
report nm increase in acreage of from
10 to 100 per cent. Seven counties
report decrease in acreage OF from
8 to 80 per cent. and four counties
report about the same acreage. Near
ly rs per cent. of last years crop was
q failure in western Texas, owing to
the long drouth. The situation this
year is the reverse. Rain has been
more plentiful than for ten years
past. A splendid stand is reported
and where the acreage shows n de-
crease, it is due to the scarcity OF
seed wheat. No more rain is needed
until March or April.
The Indications are to-day that the
yield will be from twenty-five to
thirty-five bushels per acre. Eastern
Texas has produced little opno wheat
since the war until the last year.
A tendency has developed to go
back to wheat culture, and this year
more wheat has been sown in eastern
Texas than during the whole period
since the close of the war.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
symptoms Of Caiarrh.

Dull. heavy headache. obstruction Of the
nasal passages. discharges falling from the
head into tue throat. Sometimes rroiuss.
wuerv. and acrii. At others, thick. teuaci-
ous. mucous. puralcnt. bloody AMI puiFid;
the eve- are weak. watery, AMI indtme.i;
there j. ringing 10 the ears. dfainess, hack
ing or couvaing % clear The throat. cHpece-
tnra.ion 81 offensive matter, tcgeiL-r VIA
sc,is from ul-ers. The voice Is charged aad
has \ nasal tvsng; the breath = ofensive'
smell and taste are impaired. there = a se1-
-a,ion Of dizdness. with mental depression.
n baking cosgh and geuerl ability. II
On have on. o. any oolsidsrall,e nun q o.
faf-se symptoms. yuu are sraeuns from
Nrsai Cafarrh The more coluplic1f ~ ! 70
d.sesss tas becofne th- greater The au-nistr
ami diversity of syn; tons Ihrs. n1- q
es-es nunua'ir. uithauf rlauifesi- i-g hif a
H. shssre srri-toms. rrsuit on cous1fi ion
ard end il fie rrarr- N desc lsfoc.-n-
1oon. more DECISIVE sui dl-'g-rn7-- cr =.
UNDERSTOOD. o. more urs7cncs-i-iT tres
b. rhrsieiars. Fire i.unlret d'.iars re E--'
a eTz-rf ~ the ulanlfa-i1rers q ~
s--,-s C.talrh Ready. e. q cass ~
ssrTh ubf-h f'lsy csurui care hf-f.--
IA i.r-irurs-sf a. oaly % ccu's
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
THE GROGGERY MUST 60.
Platform OF the Anil-SaIo0n Republican
Party of New York.

Platform OF the .inil-SaIoOn Republican
Party of New York.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 16.-The anti
saloon republican state committe
adopted to day II platform declaring
that there is an irrepressible conflict
between the liquor traffic and Chris
tian civilization; that the saloon ought
to be utterly extirpated. because the
proprietors have combined in open
war against the American sabbath !;
that the compact between brewers
and dstillers has reached u point
where the republican party must &C
cept the issue aud with "no uncertain
sound declare determined hostility to
these enemies of good morals and the
sacred institutions of our land, or
abandon their claims to be q party OF
law and order, opposed to vice and
crime, anarchy and socialism The
platform points to Pennsylvania as
an example of success resulting from
q bold stand, and favors prohibition
amendments and local option and re
striction by taxation.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
Pride and Humility.

Once upon time two turkeys went TO
roost on tree.
az am the finest bird that flies," re-
marked one, complaceI tly, "and nothing
IS 100 good for me" SO he picked out n
nice, soft, springy limb almost at the top
of the tree and went contcntedly TO sleep.
The other one had been brought up TO
consider modesty great virtue, and
humbly remarked, II am content 10 sleep
near our dear Mother Earth Pride gOeth
before n FAIL and who knows but that a
storm may come and blow my ambitious
comran on to the ground, thus breaking
his vain neckf"
So he took a seat on the lower limb.
A storm did not come, but the owner OF
the turkeys did, and the one ON the lower
limb was caught, and on Thanksgiving
day was eaten.
Moral-Danger comes as often from
below as nhovc-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
WOinan's MOdeSty.

Muny women are prevented by feelings
of delicacy from consulting physician III
those disorders arising from functional de-
rangement of her peculiarly delicate organ
ism, aud the most serious results are often
caused by this neglect. To such persons
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is an es-
pecial boon, as it offers sure and safe cure
for all those distressing disorders to which
women are peculiarly subject, while it saves
modest girl or woman from the emoarass-
ment of personal consultation with pay
stefan. "Favorite Prescription" is the only
medicine for woman's peculiar weaknesses
and ailments sold by druggists, under
positive guarantee from the manufacturers
that it will give satisfaction in every case
or money will he refunded. See Guarantee
on bottle wrapper.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
What Am 1 To Do 7

The symptoms of Bii'pusnesS are unhap-
PLY but too well known. They d'tl'r IN
different individuals TO some extent. A
Billions man is seldom breakfast eater.
Too frequently. alas, he has an excellent
appetite for liquids but none for solids OF q
morning. His tongue will hardly bear IN
up, ctiun at any time; If It is not white ana
furrcd, il is rOug'', at all events.
The digeSii C system Is wholly out OF or
der ana Diarrhea or Constipation may he a
symptom or the two may alternate. lhere
are often ..rmorrhoids or even loss OF bloo'.
There may be- giddiuess and often heada'ne
aid arid.ty or hatulence and tenderness IN
the pit II the stumach To correct All tins
Il not ef-et a cure try Grfns dhghs'
FT5or4. is costs but trifie and thousands
attest 5 efficacy.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
Iihertr,s nrnnzo BOSOM.

The statue of Liberty has innocent blood
on its hands. 1t is responsible for the
daily slaughter of immense numbers of
little birds which, in winging their way
south on their annual migration, are at
trncted by the brilliant electric light Of the
big torch. On ono morning recently 10
less than /, 800 Of the poor creatures were
picked up, and their condition indicated
that they had dashed themselves against
Liberty's bronze bosom and had been
thrown crushed and liGeless at her feet
Chicn m News
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
Uses OF Adversely.

IL none were sick AMI none were sad,
What service could We render?
l think II We were always Glad
We scarcely could be tender.
Did our beloved never need
onr patient miniEiration. a
Earth wonld grow cold, and miss, indeed,
It's sweetest consolation. as
II sorrow never claimed our hort,
And every wish were granted,
Patience would die and hope depart;
Life would be disonchantcd.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
Gov. Stevenson, of Nevada, is re-
ported to have disposed of his prop
erty in California for 100000.
Electric Iitters.

This remedy is becoming so well known
and SO popular as to need no special men
ton. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed
to do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters
will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kid
neys, will remove Pimples, Boils. Salt
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money refunded. Price so cents and - 90
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store. (o)
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
The Skin can be Kent Soft, white,

and free from faint of perspiration by add
ing Darbys Prophylactic Fluid to the water
used in bathing, 1t removes all offensive
smell from the feet or any part of the body.
Used rs tooth wash it will harden the
gums, preserve the teeth. cure tooth ache
and make the breath pure aud sweet. Cures
chatting and Inflammation, piles, scald feet,
cOrns. etc.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
Il Consumption IncurabIe +?

Read the following: Mr. @. II. Morris,
Newark, Ark, says: "Was down with 40
scess of Lungs, and friends and physicians
pronounced me an incurabIe consumphve'
Began taking DR.. Kings New Discovery toi
Consumption. am now on my third bottle,
and able to oversee the work on my farm.
1t is the finest medicine ever made.
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, OHIO, says
Had il net been for pr. Kings New DIS.
covery for Consumption would have died
of Lung Troubles Was given up 10y doc
tors. Am now in best of haalth." Try it.
Sample bottles free at Reynolds u Daniels
drug store. o)
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
Tine "Wct,, nnd lle "DrY.n

ST. Louis, December 19.-The su-
,preme court this morning declared
what is known as the Wood local OPP
ton law to be constitutional. The
effect of this will be to give the TEN,
perance movement in the state and
additional Impetus, and elections will
no doubt be speedily held on the
"wet" or "dry" question in all coun-
ties in the state, which have not al
ready taken such action. ST. Louis
will also vote on the question.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
Consnmption Surely Cured.

To THE EDrroR-Please inform your read
ers that have positive remedy for the
above named disease. BY its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been perm
aneutly cured. 1 shall be glad to send two
bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your
readers who have consumption if they will
send me their express and po~toiiice address.
Respectfully, L. A. SI.ooUM, M. o.,
declm6 l8l Pearl ST., New York.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29

81 am tired of the struggle Of life" said
melancholy merchant to his clerk.
'Tired of life"
Eyes, it will be q sweet relief when my
time comes to sink into obscurity and OBJ
livion."
"Why don't you take your nd. ont of the
papers right away" asked the clerk, SYM
alphabetically. -Nlerchant Traveller.